Railway-tie.



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1,09'7,394 Patented May 19, 1914.

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RUEUS A. CROW, 0F IR'l--SVILLE, MISSUR-I.

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To all 'w71 om 'it muy conce/m Be it known that I, RUrUs A. CROW, acitizen oit the United States, residing at lliirlsville, in the countyof Adair and State oli' ll/ issouri, have invented new and usefullmprowinents in Railway-rides, of which the Ytollowing;` is aspeeilication.

rthe present invention relates to improvements in ties i''or railwayrails and means lor securing the rails upon the t'es, and theimprovement resides in the construction, eoinhimition and operativearrangement et parte set forth in the ollmving description and fallingwithin the scope oi.t the appended claim.

ln the drawing: Figure l is an end view et a tie constructed inaccordance With my improvement showing the rails secured thereto, llig.Q. is a central longitudinal setional view of the same, liinj. 8 is atop plan view ol the same, and Fig. 4l is a perspective view of one etthe rail securing clamps.

The tie comprises a rectangular mcmier which has integrally formed uponits upper face a longitudinally extending rib or enlargement 5 which,adjacent its opposite ends, is cut flush with the tie to permit of railslt resting directly upon the tie. Une oi the transverse Walls providedhy each of the eut-away portions of the rib or enlargement 5 has itsunderface beveled to provide a lip 2 which engages with the hase iiangeel.' the rails. llie opposite Walls provided hy the said cut portionsor' the rih are termed `with V-shaped depressions l2. The tie betweenthe lips Q and the depressed walls 1Q is formed with openings 4, theside walls ot' which being vertically straight and parallel.I and theend Walls being inclined. @ne et the inclined end Walls is adapted tocommunicate With the upper face of the tic at a point away from theinner Wall oit the lip 2 equaling the Width of the hase flange oi' therails R, While the second transverse wall ol each oi' the said openingseonnnunr Cates with the face of the tie a suitable distance away fromthe depressed Walls 12 of the rih 5.

The clamps each comprise a head 7 and a body 10. rlhe head at one of itsends is formed with a lip 8, the under face of which Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed March 22, 1313.

Patented May ll), i914. Serial No. 756,209.

being; beveled to agree with the upper face of the hase flange of therail With 'which it is adapted lo engage. The opposite end oi the headis formed With a tl-shaped depression 9 which is adapted to he arrangedadjacent one of the V-shaped Walls in the rib 5. The sides of the clampare arranged in a line with the heads 7 thereof, but the transverseWalls or ends are inclined, as at 1i, to agree with the inclinedtransverse Walls ci" the openings llVhen the clamps have their hodiesinserted Within the openings d, the transverse Walls ll engage with theangular transverse T.Valls provided by the openings 4l, and the lip 8,as stated, overlies the hase flange oi the rail, While a securingelement in the nature oil a rectangular holt is passed thii'oug'h thedepressions 9 and 12 in the clamp and ril). The 1oolt is provided `witha threaded end 14- Which receives a nut 13.

rlhe underface of the tie adjacent its ends and away from its openings4e is formed with transverse ribs 3 to insure the saine a Lgainstmovement when talnped Within the roadhed.

lt is to be noted that hy the co-engagenient of the angular Walls orends of the bodies ol? the clamp the transverse Walls of the openings ofthe tie are so arranged as to prevent the upward movement oit the clampand also that one of the Walls oit' each oi the clamps underlies each ofthe rails. lt will lie further noted that the headed portions ot' the.clamps are of a size equaling the depth et the rib and the body is of alenn'th edualing' the thickness of the tie.

lVhat l claim is:

A tie having its upper face formed With a centrally arrangedlongitudinally extending' enlargement which is eut awa-y to permit ofrails resting` directly upon the upper face or the tie, one oit the endWalls provided hy the out aivay portion of the enlargement having itsunderace inclined to provide a rail vhase engaging lip, the oppositewall being if-shaped, the tie between the lip and the said Veshaped Wallhaving` an opening', the end Walls of Which are angular, clamps, each ofthe clamps including a body and a head, the head havingr one of its endsformed with a lip which is adapted to engage'ivith the base flange ofthe rail opposite that engaged by the lip, the Opposite end of each headhaving a V-shaped depression, the body having its ends angular toCoincide with the angular Walls of the opening in the tie recesses inthe heads of the clamps, and securing members for the bolts.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

RUFUS A. CROW.

Within which it is adapted to be received, Vitnesses: bolts passingthrough the V-shaped Walls of NANNIE BAKKER, the enlargement of the tieand the V-shaped E. S. QUINN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

